Fertilizer-distributer and planter.



No. 639,009. Patented Dec. [2, I899.

M. M. ABRAMS.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER AND PLANTER.

(Application filed May 26, 1899.)

(No Model.)

- Prion.

MOSES MONROE ABRAMS, OF ADAMS, ALABAMA.

FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER AND PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 639,009, dated December12, 1899. pplication filed May 26, 1899. Serial No. 718,398I (N0 model.)

T0 at whom it may concern Be it known that I, Mosns MONROE ABRAMS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Adarms, in the county ofChilton and Stateof Alabama, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fertilizer-Distributers and Planters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is the production 'of afertilizer-distributer and planterwhich shall be simple in construction,cheap in first cost, made up of few parts, which shall be adapted forattachment to the beam of any type of plow, and which, withal, shallconstitute a superior device for thepurposes intended.

My invention consists, objectively, in a base piece or plate providedwith means for detachably securing the same to the beam of a plow, anoperatingwheel having an axle upon which is supported a tootheddistributingwheel, a hopper, and an agitator, the said hopper andtoothed wheel being adjustable relatively to the base-plate.

It further consists in certain novelties of construction and combinationof parts hereinafter set forth and specifically claimed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one example of the physicalembodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I haveso far devised for the application of the principle.

Figure 1 illustrates a plow with the distributer or planter attached,one side of the ,hopper being broken away to show the loca- 'tion of theagitator.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1 with the hopper removed for the purposeof showing the relative positions of the several elements which are in aplane below the plane of the hopper. Fig. 3 is a perpendicular sectionof Fig. 1, taken in a line parallel with the axle. Fig. 4 is 'a detailview of the agitator.

Referring to the several figures, the letter A designates a plow; B, thebeam of the plow; C, the moldboard and share, which may be of anydesirable type or form; D, the hopper; E, the base-piece, preferablymade of metal, though wood may be employed in lieu thereof.

F F are U-bolts and nuts which serve to secure the base-piece to thebeam of the plow.

Gr is a hole made in the base-piece.

H H are set-screws consisting of bolts and butterfly-nuts, each boltbeing located in a hole made in the base-piece.

V I I are bearings placed at the ends of the plate.

J J are bolts which secure the bearings in place.

K is an operating-wheel; L, an axle, square in cross-section, threadedat one end, rigidly secured to the operating-wheel at the other end, androtating in the-bearings I I, which are attached to the under side ofthe basepiece.

M is a toothed distributing-wheel having a square hole to fit the axle,which it frictionally engages and upon which it is adapted to slidelongitudinally.

N is an adjustable plate in frictional contact with the base-piece, asshown.

O O are slots made in the adjustable plate to receive the bolts H H.

P is a slot made in the adjustable plate for the purpose of receivingthe toothed distributing-wheel.

Q is an enlarged part of the slot.

R is a feed-regulator pivoted to the adjust-- able plate.

S is a slot; T, a set-screw consisting of a bolt and butterfly-nut.

U is the hopper, which may be secured to the base-piece in any desirableway.

V is a spring made of metal and constituting an agitator.

W designates the bolts which secure the spring to the hopper.

X is a slot made in the end of the spring, and Z Z are fingers adaptedto occupy positions'ea chside of the teeth of thetoothed-dist-ributing-wheel.

The modus operandi of the distributer will be obvious from an inspectionof the drawings. K, being in contact with the earth, causes the axle to.revolve and with it the toothed distributing-wheel M. The materialwithin the hopper is agitated by the spring V,whicl1 successivelyengages the teeth and insures a constant and regular delivery throughthe 'slot.

The pivoted feed-regulator R can be ad- When the plow is advanced, theWheel justed so as to control the size of the opening at Q. The plateNwith the hopper attached may be shifted relative to the plate E throughthe medium of the bolts H and slots 0, the toothed distributing-wheelbeing also shifted at the same time, inasmuch as it is loose upon thesquare axle.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have produceda fertilizerdistributer and planter which fulfils all the conditions setforth as the object or end of my improvements.

While I have illustrated and described but one example of the physicalembodiment of my invention, I do not thereby intend to limit its scopeto such example, inasmuch as many changes and modifications may beintroduced in its manufacture and equivalents substituted for each ofthe several elements without constituting asubstantial departure. I haveshown the distributer proper attached to a plow having a single beam;but it may be used with a plow having a double beam or with a plowhaving a plurality of shares. What I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A fertilizer-distributer and planter, comprising a base-piece anoperating-wheel pro vided with an axle upon which is supported a tootheddistributing-wheel, said axle being journaled in bearings on thebase-piece; a hopper; and an agitator located within the hopper andengaging the toothed distributing-wheel; the said distributer properbeing provided with means for detachably securing the same to the beamof a plow; in substance as set forth.

2. The combination in a fertilizer-distributer and planter, of abase-piece provided with bearings; an operating-wheel and axle adaptedto rotate in the bearings; a toothed wheel on the axle; an adjustableplate to which is secured a hopper; and an agitator engaging the teethof the toothed wheel; in substance as set forth.

3. The combination with a fertilizer-distributer and planter,constructed substan tially as described, of an axle which is square incross-section; a toothed wheel adapted to slide longitudinally upon theaxle; a plate supporting a hopper adjustable relative to a basepiece;and an agitator engaging the teeth of the distributing-wheel insubstance as set forth.

4:. The combination with a fertilizer-distributer and planter,constructed substantially as described, of a base-plate an adj ustableplate, N, provided with a slot which is enlarged at Q; and afeed-regulating device adapted to partially close the slot; in sub=stance as set forth.

5. The combination with a fertilizer-distributer and planter,constructed substantially as described, of a toothed wheel adapted to berotated by the operating-wheel; and an agitator consisting of a spring,one end of which is secured to the hopper and the other end having aslot and fingers which engage the toothed distributing-wheel; insubstance as set forth.

6. The combination in a fertilizer-distributer and planter, of abase-piece, E; an operating-wheel, K; an axle, L, square incrosssection; a distributing wheel; a plate, N, provided with a slot; ahopper, U, adjustable with the plate, N, relative to the base-piece; anagitator; and means for detachably securing the plate, E, to the beam ofa plow; in substance'as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MOSES MONROE ABRAMS.

Witnesses:

O. E. RUOKER, S. M. FULLER.

